Yesterday, in a battle of the Western Hockey League final, the host Vancouver Giants defeated the Tigers from Medicine Hat 3-1 to earn the right to drink from the Memorial Cup. Earlier in the tournament Medicine Hat pulled out a 1-0 victory but lifted by the home fans, Vancouver won when it counted. Unfortunately, I did not see much of the game as I was entertaining my father and was cooking dinner while the game was on (ham with a sweet pineapple sauce and scallop potatoes, for those curious).
The first two periods were close as they ended the first frame knotted at zero and each team scored a goal apiece in the second period. It was not until there was less than five minutes to go in the third when Vancouver took the lead 2-1. They then scored an empty net goal in the last minute to put the game away.
For the other two teams involved: Plymouth Whalers fought hard to get to the semi-final game by beating the Lewiston MAINEiacs 2-1 in overtime in their last round robin game to force a tie breaker game. They then went on to beat the same team in the tie breaker game before losing badly to the eventual cup winners 8-1 in the semi-final contest. Next years tournament will be held in the Ontario Hockey League city of Kitchener, where the host Rangers lie in wait.
Congratulations to the Vancouver Giants!
For more in depth information visit the MasterCard Memorial Cup website.
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